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Thursday
, October 21
11:30am CDT
Opening Remarks
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
1:00pm CDT
A Conversation with David Self
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
How To Work The Conference
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
Indie Film Track: Making Your First Feature
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Tell Your Story: Scott Beck & Bryan Woods
St. David's Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
The Not-So-Small Screen
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
A Conversation with Jeff Nichols
800 Congress
2:45pm CDT
Indie Film Track: Doc Storytelling
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
On Writing Mare of Easttown
800 Congress
The HartChart
The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony
The Writer/Producer Relationship
St. David's Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
Friday
, October 22
9:00am CDT
A Conversation with Derek Kolstad
800 Congress
Fact v. Fiction
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
First Three Pages, Live!
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
Page One
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
10:45am CDT
A Conversation with Glen Mazzara
800 Congress
A Conversation with Peter Hedges
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
Creating Emotional Characters That Audiences Will Care About
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
Indie Film Track: Adapting a Story
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Internal or External: Writing Compelling Conflicts
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
The Future of Hollywood
St. David's Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
What Makes a Manager?
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
1:30pm CDT
Adapting IP
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
How to Market Yourself
St. David's Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
Indie Film Track: Assembling Your Team
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
On Writing Sci-Fi: A Conversation with Lisa Joy
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
On Writing/Directing Pig: A Conversation with Michael Sarnoski
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
Pitching Like a Pro
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
So, You're Out of Touch - Writing Young Characters
800 Congress
3:15pm CDT
A Conversation with Scott Frank: The 2021 Recipient of the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
Make It or Break It: Pilots
800 Congress
On Writing: Comedy
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
The Screenwriting Life
St. David's Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary
Indie Film Track: From Script to Screen
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
5:00pm CDT
Final Draft 12 Demo on Zoom
TBD
9:00pm CDT
A Night of Ghost Stories presented by Phantom Wines
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
Saturday
, October 23
9:00am CDT
A Conversation with Chase Palmer
800 Congress
A Conversation with David Koepp
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
First Three Pages, Live!
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
Indie Film Track: From Short to Feature
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Inside the Development Process
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
Playwriting Track: Stage vs. Screen
The Omni Hotel, Longhorn Room (3rd floor)
Podcast Track: Audio Fiction 101
The Omni Hotel, Ste. 700 (7th floor)
10:45am CDT
A Conversation with the 2021 Awardees
800 Congress
Deconstructing Script Construction
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
I'll Do It Myself: Producing a Podcast
The Omni Hotel, Ste. 700 (7th floor)
Indie Film Track: Episodic Storytelling
The Omni Hotel, Longhorn Room (3rd floor)
Small Screen Scares
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
The Actor/Director Relationship
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
Working the Rewrite
First Baptist Church of Austin
Writing for Video Games: The New Frontier
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
11:00am CDT
Creating a Creative Career - Austin Film Festival in Six Square
Vesper
12:30pm CDT
A Conversation with Dave Callaham
800 Congress
Audio Fiction Case Study: 1865
The Omni Hotel, Ste. 700 (7th floor)
Finding the Voice
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
Indie Film Track: The Art of the Short Film
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Running the Show
First Baptist Church of Austin
The Agent as Advocate
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
Writing for Video Games: Opportunity Awaits Around Every Corner
The Omni Hotel, Longhorn Room (3rd floor)
3:00pm CDT
A Conversation with Stephanie Allain: The 2021 Recipient of the Polly Platt Award for Producing
800 Congress
Battle Scars
First Baptist Church of Austin
Fostering Positive Change Through Story
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
From Web to TV: A Conversation with Linda Yvette Chávez
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
Indie Film Track: The Writer/Director Relationship
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
Keeping Your Reader's Attention
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
Writing for Video Games: Breaking In & Staking Claim
The Omni Hotel, Longhorn Room (3rd floor)
4:45pm CDT
A Conversation with Craig Brewer
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
A Conversation with Michael Schur: The 2021 Outstanding Television Award Recipient
800 Congress
Indie Film Track: Texas Filmmakers
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Notes on Collaboration
The Omni Hotel, Longhorn Room (3rd floor)
The Art of Adaptation
The Omni Hotel, Ste. 700 (7th floor)
The HartChart
The Driskill Hotel, Victorian Balcony
Sunday
, October 24
11:30am CDT
A Conversation with Channing Godfrey Peoples: The 2021 Recipient of the New Voice Award
800 Congress
Indie Film Track: You've Made a Film, Now What?
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
Navigating the Writers Room
The Austin Club
Pilot Breakdown: La Brea
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
Setting and Its Effect on Story
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
The Big Break
The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room
1:15pm CDT
Playwriting Track: A Conversation with Stephen Karam
800 Congress
The Animation Process
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
The Next Big Idea
The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
3:00pm CDT
Closing Remarks with Shane Black
800 Congress
Indie Film Track: Writing a Genre Film
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
What Next?
The Austin Club, Medallion Room
Writing Duos
The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association
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